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- Seinfeld fans consider the episode “Chicken Roaster” to be Jerry Seinfeld’s best performance on the show, particularly when he impersonates Kramer.
- Many fans praised Jerry’s commitment to the character, noting his hilarious hair and flawless imitation of Kramer’s mannerisms.
- Seinfeld is known for its iconic and mundane moments, such as Jerry’s ill-advised advice that leads to the failure of The Cafe and the infamous “No soup for you!” line from The Soup Nazi episode.
Seinfeld has numerous rib-cracking scenes, but fans agree that this could be Jerry Seinfeld’s masterpiece. It’s still widely debated what the sitcom Seinfeld is all about. While the episodes often boil down to concluding that the show is about nothing, a good portion of the episodes are food-eccentric. Seinfeld enthusiasts rank episodes such as The Cafe, which Jerry Seinfeld singlehandedly put Babu Bhatt out of business, as one of the highest on TV.
Even the episode that network executives thought was too mundane, The Chinese Restaurant, became an honorable mention. Nonetheless, fans agree that this is Jerry Seinfeld’s best scene of all the episodes that focus on food.
Jerry Seinfeld’s “Best” Episode Was When He Imitated Another Cast Member
Fans were rolling when Jerry impersonated Kramer for an entire scene
In the episode Chicken Roaster, vile weed, creepy Mr. Marbles, a huge neon chicken, and a hilarious attempt to boycott Kenny Roger’s chicken clash to produce one of Jerry’s best scenes.
The episode begins with Kenny Roger’s opening a branch opposite Kramer’s apartment. They hoist a gigantic neon chicken that shines a bright red light into Kramer’s apartment. Even the blinds don’t help with blocking the light.
Along the way, Kramer and Jerry agree to switch apartments, and the latter is put to the test. He has to withstand the bright neon lights in Kramer’s apartment, causing him to become like Kramer.
In the hilarious scene, Jerry swings his apartment door open and finds Elaine. There’s a red light shining behind him coming from Kramer’s apartment. Jerry’s hair is raised high, like Kramer’s, which is quite unusual and the first clue as to what could have happened to the comedian. On a second look at Jerry, he is wearing the ridiculous shirts that Kramer wears.
Jerry says, “Hi, buddy.” Again, this is a very odd statement from Jerry. The comedian’s eyes almost pop out, and he continues yelling, “I am on no sleep! No sleep! You don’t know what it’s like in there! All night long, things are creaking and cracking. And that red light is burning my brain!” He concludes while rubbing his eyes furiously.
Elaine responds with a worried facial expression, “You look a little stressed.” Jerry introduces another clue that leaves the viewers in stitches. He responds while imitating Kramer’s signature head shake and hand twist and says, “Oh, I’m stressed!” before walking past Kramer to the refrigerator.
The camera then closes in on Elaine speaking to Kramer about the $8,000 hat that George lost. She says she will get fired if she doesn’t get that hat by 4 o’clock. Another one of Jerry’s characterizations of Kramer pops up.
While the question is directed at Kramer, Jerry quickly takes up the question and answers, “You know my friend Bob Sacamano?” Elaine responds, “I thought he was Kramer’s friend.”
Jerry is eating a huge tub of ice cream like Kramer would and responds, “Well, he called last night about 3 a.m., and we got to talking. He sells Russian hats down at Battery Park, 40 bucks.” Jerry gives Elaine cheap and illogical advice that sounds like Kramer’s and will unlikely succeed.
On the other hand, Kramer acts composed and listens to the conversation without interjecting, just like Jerry does. So, Elaine asks if the fur hats are sable while exclaiming, “40 bucks?”
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Still acting like Kramer, Jerry says, “No, but the difference is negligible.” This is probably the highlight of the scene. Kramer listens to the idea and says sarcastically, characterizing Jerry, “Oh yeah, I like this idea.” It’s definitely a dumb idea.
Elaine, desperate to protect her job and new role, agrees to Jerry’s dumb idea and says they should give it a shot. Jerry, again, throws a line that sounds like Kramer and shouts, “Giddy up!” as they walk out of the apartment.
As guessed, the idea was dumb. Later in the episode, they reveal that the fur hat they bought was made from rats. Fans may agree to disagree on various episodes, but many agree when signing off this scene as Jerry’s best performance in the entire show.
Fans Thought Jerry Did A Great Job Portraying Kramer
Fans thought Jerry’s Kramer bit was the best moment in the entire show
Many fans in the comment section thought Jerry’s performance on the Chicken Roaster was arguably his best act. He aced playing Kramer, with one top-liked comment noting, “This was Jerry’s finest acting performance on the show.”
Another fan said, “This is by far my favorite Jerry Seinfeld moment of the whole TV series.”
Another fan thought it was genius of the writers to have Kramer play Jerry as he was calm and rational, writing, “Kramer acting all calm, relaxed, and thinking rationally like Jerry is also pure gold.”
Others commented on Jerry’s commitment to the bit, saying, “Jerry’s hair is so hilarious, he did Kramer perfect!!!!” and “Flawless. That hand gesture at the end.”
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Seinfeld Has Had Plenty Of Other Iconic Scenes
Seinfeld is known for effortlessly hilarious yet mundane moments
Jerry Seinfeld was widely viewed as the most rational, calm, and composed of all cast members. Some may even say the smartest alongside Elaine. Jerry’s genius touch doesn’t cut it in this episode, The Cafe.
He advised the Dream Cafe’s owner to change his menu from American style to Pakistani to attract more clients. Instead of witnessing a business boom, Babu Bhatt’s cafe fails, making him more angry at Jerry’s useless tips.
Who would forget the legendary one-liner, “No soup for you!” The Soup Nazi delivered one of the most comical episodes on Seinfeld and was allegedly based on Larry David’s real life.
Kramer gets the squad hooked up on the most incredible soup but Elaine got banned for a year for saying that the Soup Nazi looked like Al Pacino from Scent Of A Woman, while Jerry denied that he knew his girlfriend and picked soup over her.
Clearly, Seinfeld overshadowed numerous sitcoms thanks to having one of the best cast members, beautifully written episodes, and hilarious jokes.
